Is+Sitting+While+Autistic+a+Crime?

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/08/is-sitting-while-autistic-a-crime.print.html


 * Anticipatory Set:** After having read //The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time//, in what ways do you think the police officers may or may not have altered their behaviors when dealing with Christopher Boone and his parents? Please take a moment to think about it and then post your response on this site. (Remember we will be reading/viewing them in class so read what you've written before posting.)


 * Assignment:** The novel we have read only hints at some of the problems that often occur when law-enforcement officials "misinterpret" the behavior and language of individuals with autism. Please read the article "Is Sitting While Autistic a Crime?" and, using the handout distributed in class, record **three facts** you uncover about autism, **two quotations** from expert authorities that provide some insight into this specific problem, and **one** **new understanding** you may have **or inference** you have made. Be ready to discuss your choices and why you thought them important enough to record.


 * Exit Pass:** Now that you have finished the reading and participated in the discussion, please take a moment and make a text-to-self, text, or world connection and post it on this site. Make sure you describe not only the incident from the article and the connection it triggered, but the relationship between the two and why you think it matters.